Three years ago, we were approached by the
Trans Nzoia County to train up 1000 local pastors
as part of their social development program.
We have since trained over 700 pastors & leaders,
and this past Saturday graduated another 65 pastors.

Graduation, Endebess, Trans Nzoia County, Kenya

Testimonies from Trans Nzoia County, Kenya

Pastor Protus, leader of the Kwanza Kidsworld Centre,
proudly showing what living God’s principles is all about– an abundant harvest –
whilst others are complaining about having poor harvests!

And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do,
that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.John 14 13-14

We all have had the idea
… that Jesus was referring to our wants, desires or needs,
… and that if we ask anything in His name, He will do it.
However we have also found out that
… this is not how it works!Why not?
Because even in the natural that does not work.

Can someone for instance
… simply come and ask anything in my name,
and expect that I will do it
… when what is being asked for is not my will?
No!Because I will not do it,
… no matter how often you ask!

By the same token,
… how can you ask anything in Jesus’ name,
… that He has not specifically told you He will do,
and actually expect Him to do it?

Of course Jesus wants to do things in our lives.
However, it is not about my will according to His word,
… but it is about His Word according to His Will.

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you,

you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.John 15 7

His words (rhema) that He speaks to you,
… that is His will that He will do.
Ask that and He will do it for you!

God wants to be our source,
… and when we ask God for help, He wants to help.But what are we expecting God to do?

Sure we can ask for help for anything,
… even about something we keep doing that we should not,
… or about a need that we have, financial or otherwise.However… what is it that God will or can do about it?

If it is about our lives or our health, of course He will help.
In fact, He has already taken care of that for us,
… and all we need do is to receive what has already been done.

If it is about a bad habit,
… God cannot stop you from doing what is wrong,but will HELP by reminding you when you miss it,
… and of your decision to change.
But it is up to you to respond and to change!

If it is about a need,
… God cannot throw money from heaven,but He can and will tell you how to get to where your answer is,
… but you need to use your freewill and follow his direction.

God helps us by being there for us, and by giving us direction.We have to respond to God’s prompting
… and use our freewill to follow His direction,
and as we act on His instruction and His direction,
… He WILL help us and He WILL bless us.

Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God,
to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today,
that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.
And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you,because you obey the voice of the Lord your God:Deuteronomy 28 1-2

God does not simply bless us
… because He said that He would bless us,
… or because we pray great prayers,God blesses us because we are His children.

We don’t walk in God’s blessings
… because of the promises in His Word.We walk in God’s blessings
… because we are living according to His will,
… because we are obeying His Word.

And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you,because you obey the voice of the Lord your God:Deuteronomy 20 2

In fact it is all about the heart.
Jesus, in the parable of the prodigal son, made this comparison,

The prodigal son was not blessed
… because he asked the Father to bless him,
but he was blessed because he came home to the Father.

The older brother, although the blessing was his,
… thought he would be blessed because of what he did,
thus never walked in the blessings that were his,
… because he never knew the heart of the Father,

As Jesus told His disciple.
It is not about the promises and what you can do

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness,
and all these things shall be added to you.Matthew 6 33

Why does the Bible encourage us to …casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.1 Peter 5:7

Because what you care about is what occupies you,
… is what you are putting all your efforts into,
… is what holds your attention and steals your peace.Holding you and your entire being captive!

But how is casting my cares on Him going to free me and benefit me?
Very simply …casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.1 Peter 5:7

Letting go and letting GOD care for you,
means that you are then at the centre of HIS thoughts,
… of HIS attention and of HIS care!That is exactly where God wants us to be,
… in that place where He can truly do what He promised,where He can manifest His strength and supply in our lives.

Need proof?
Peter, the disciple who tried to do everything in his own strength,
… was also the disciple that ended up denying Jesus.
What was Jesus’ response afterwards to Peter,
… and what did He say to Peter when Peter asked about John?

Jesus said to him, ‘If I will that he remain till I come,
what is that to you? You follow Me.‘John 21:22

In other words,
Jesus admonished Peter to STOP being concerned
… and distracted with what others do,
but to follow Him.

Cast your cares upon Me
so that I can be your source, your strength, your life!

After having completed the Covenant Disciples Bible Course, Pastor Timothy went
to Khalwenge in the Endebess district of Mount Elgon in Kenya, with the specific
intention of starting a Covenant Disciples Bible Training class for pastors there.

Testimonies from Khalwenge

In the beginning it was very difficult for pastor Timothy as the
pastors were all from different denominations and church groups,
and were all rather suspicious. But after finding that the Covenant
Courses are purely about God’s Word and not doctrine,
they slowly started to join the Training Courses …

This past Sunday, of the 42 candidates that graduated, 32 were pastors.Now you may well ask, why on a Sunday?
Simply because one of the pastors who graduated is a Seventh Day
Adventist who believes one should not work on the Sabbath, so all
the other pastors agreed to a graduation ceremony on Sunday!

Khalwenge Pastors’ Testimonies
Before the Covenant Bible School started, pastors never used to walk or work
together, as they felt they had nothing in common and thought that they were
in competition with each other, refusing to visit each other. But once the Bible
class began, and they started to join, they slowly forgot their differences, and
even began to visit each other because their lives were being changed.The Bible courses brought unity …
They were learning together what love really is and began to practically apply it.
Every lesson ended with a practical part which gave them an opportunity to
put into practice what they learnt. Little by little, relationships began forming
amongst them to where they have began supporting each other, preaching
in each other’s church and have also started a pastors’ fellowship
through which they also look after each other’s welfare and needs.

They truly believe that the Covenant Courses or Bible school was God sent
and that today the right biblical doctrine is being taught in their churches.
The pastors are confident of what they teach and the people in the village
are now growing as a result of being taught right. They also believe
that they are now able to identify a false teaching because of
the foundation they have through the Covenant courses.Khalwenge Pastors

Finally, a special congratulations to Ruth Nanjala Wekesa
our first blind student to successfully complete the course!

as His divine power has given to us all things
that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge
of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have
been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises,2 Peter 1 3

Why did God not just fix everything that is wrong in our lives,
… when we made Jesus Lord of our lives?Because for anything to be real in our lives,
… we have to choose to, and actively live it!
Like Jesus said …

I have come that they may have life…John 10:10

Jesus did not say He was coming to live our life for us,
… but to make it possible for us to live in His fullness!
That is why Paul wrote …

work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;Philippians 2 12

God’s plan is not that He empty us of all evil,
… because our will is involved,but His secret is that we fill ourselves up with Him,
… so when the evil comes we are not empty,
but filled with God, filled with Jesus and with the Holy Spirit.
So that every attribute of God is in us, because He dwells in us,

by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promisesthat through these you may be partakers of the divine nature,
having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.2 Peter 1 4

As we take hold of, and live what God has prepared for us,
… partaking of His divine nature,
we will live that abundant life Jesus came that we may have.

Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ,2 Corinthians 2:14

God loved us so much, He gave His best, His all.For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.John 3:16

so that we can again enter and live in His presence,
in the fullness of life that Jesus came for us to have!I have come that they may have life,
and that they may have it more abundantly.John 10:10

God will always love us,
He will always be willing to give us whatever we need.Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,James 1:17

Love comes at a price,
… a price that God is forever willing to pay,
by giving us what is necessary to live in His fullness,
the fullness of His love, of His salvationAnd we have known and believed the love that God has for us.
God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.1 John 4:16

God even did what was necessary for us to again be like Him!Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness
in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.1 John 4:17

How much are you willing to give?
Are you willing pay the price of love,
and live in the abundance He has prepared for you,Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.1 John 4:11